I don't have a lot to show for the past week. I've actually been painting for about 8 hours every day, but I've been working on some amazingly realistic 1:1 scale terrain in the shape of our lounge room, so I don't think that counts. What I thought would be about half a day of prep work turned into four and a half days, thanks to the crappy 1920s paint that meant I had to strip the entire ceiling. Next time I'll just sell a limb and pay someone to do it.
I did manage to get these little chaps finished though. While my mate Paul of the Man Cave is away overseas for 18 months I promised to paint him a 6mm ECW Royalist Army so my Parliamentarians had someone to massacre. These are the first two regiments - so Paul, I'm on my way.
These 72 figures are also the first shots in my side challenge with Curt and Tamsin for the highest number of challenge points from 10mm or smaller figures. 36 points please, Curt!
From Curt:
I was wondering when you'd roll out with the small-scale stuff (and here I was thinking I might get a leg up on you). Lovely work Dux, Paul is a very lucky fellow to have such a great force being painted for him while he's larking about abroad (AND the proper side no less). What rules will you be using for these guys Alan?
Nonetheless, I do have a few things up my sleeve as a response...
Great looking paint job, considering the size. It should be a great looking army by the time he returns.
ReplyDeleteHuzzah for the King! For a traitor and rebel you can sure paint Alan...
ReplyDeleteNice work Alan :)
ReplyDeletei never think of these periods being done in 6mm. Interesting to see and well doen too
ReplyDeleteI could so easily get into 6mm ECW. So stop tempting me. Very nice work and such a good scale for the period. I really do love it!
ReplyDeletePost script: I should have gotten involved with the small scale challenge Please consider it for next year.
Great looking units, fantastic painting work in them.
ReplyDeleteWell done on these tiny buggers.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how much detail one can see on these little guys. Very nice work.
ReplyDeleteLovely. I have painted a few of these myself (and have lots more to do) and I know you have done a great job on them
ReplyDeleteIan
Very nice! I'm another who'd be interested in which rules they're based for?
ReplyDeleteGreat job Alan! And this is hardly an insignificant entry for this week. It takes a special skill to paint at this scale.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comments! I've based the figures for Polemos, but what we are planning is to use the armies to try out a bunch of different ecw rules, so they will work with Impetus, DBA-RRR, victory Without Quarter, pike and shotte, fog etc.
ReplyDeleteIt is astonishing how much detail you can paint on so tiny figs! Congratulations on your amazing skill and eagle eyesight! :)
ReplyDeleteNicely painted wee lead! They look really good for the scale and the flags are really sharp.
ReplyDeleteAlan - I am so chuffed with these. Thanks mate. I look forward to ripping the living guts from your Roundhead curs with them :-)
ReplyDeleteNext time you do renos, invite a few lads around, work us to the bone during the day, put on a BBQ and a few beers for dinner and we'll have a slap up game in the evening while the paint dries! Thats what I'll be trying on anyway :-D